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Carl Marlinga: “When I got there, there were no African American assistant…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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Meet the Candidates 2022: Carl Marlinga, Candidate for Michigan's 10th Congressional District

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

You might think of it as the main accomplishment, I guess. Okay, we'll make a jump. I was always also proud of the fact that When I got there, there were no African American assistant prosecutors. And I thought, well, this is 1985, the last part of the 21st century. And in Macomb county history, out of 65 attorneys, we don't have one person of color. (02:49–02:54)

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